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5.1 How do I join a list? (subscribe)
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There are two common ways you can subscribe to a Mailman mailing list.
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Using the web interface:
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<LI>Go to the list information page for the list you want to join.
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(This will probably be something like
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<a class="url" href="http://WEBSERVER/mailman/listinfo/LISTNAME">http://WEBSERVER/mailman/listinfo/LISTNAME</a>)
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<LI>Look for the section marked ``Subscribing to LISTNAME'' and fill in the
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boxes. You can fill in the following:
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<LI>You <i>must</i> enter your email address.
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<LI>You may choose to supply your real name.
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<LI>You may choose a password. If you do not choose one, Mailman will
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posts to the list, only Mailman texts that come from the list software,
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<LI>Press the subscribe button. A new page should appear telling you
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that your subscription request has been received. This page will provide
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you with further instructions, such as the need to wait for and reply to a
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confirmation messages, depending on the list's subscription policies.
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Using the email interface:
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<LI>Open a mail program which sends mail from the address you want to
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<LI>Send a mail to the list subscription address, which will be in the
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form <span class="email">LISTNAME-join@DOMAIN</span>. The subject and body
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of the message will be ignored, so it doesn't matter what you put there.
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After following one of these sets of instructions (you don't need to do
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both!), there are a few possible outcomes depending upon the settings for
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<LI>You may receive an email message asking for confirmation that you
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really want to be subscribed to the list. This is to prevent anyone from
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subscribing you to lists without your permission. Follow the instructions
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given in the message to confirm your wish to be subscribed.
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<LI>A moderator may also need
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to confirm your subscription if you are subscribing to a closed list.
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you may have to wait for a moderator <i>and</i> follow the instructions in
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the confirmation mail.
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Once this is done, you will likely receive another message welcoming you to
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the list. This message contains some useful information including your list
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<span class="note"><b class="label">Note:</b>
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Subscribing can be done in other ways as well. See
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Appendix <A HREF="node41.html#a:commands">A</A> for more advanced email subscribing commands.</span>
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